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Committee holds bill on special-district board appointments for interim study
Summary
The committee voted to hold HB 556 for interim study after testimony and stakeholder discussion over how to balance technical expertise on special-district boards with voter accountability; sponsor presented an approach requiring elected alternates to cast tax-related votes.
The House Political Subdivisions Committee voted to hold House Bill 556, Special District Board Appointment Amendments, recommending it for interim study after extended committee discussion and public comment.
Representative Strong, sponsor of the bill, described three drafting options to address a recurring concern: some special districts and special service districts allow appointed, often unelected, individuals to sit on boards that can approve tax increases. "We had kind of basically 3 options before us...the second option…
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